Serbia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Cross Of Takovo, V Class Knight With Swords Archive measuring 96 mm x 50

measuring 96 mm x 50 mm

measuring 92 mm (w) x 123 mm (h)

Behind the cap band was an orange sponge to absorb sweat through the perforated leather at the front - it has disappeared through wear and age

complemented by silvered rings

armband cut in half

Serbia, Kingdom. An Order Of The Cross Of Takovo, V Class Knight With Swords Archive measuring 96 mm x 50(Orden Takovskog Krsta). Instituted in 1865. Type IV (1883). In bronze gilt, cypher of Mihailo Obrenovi III on the obverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 46 mm (h) inclusive of its swords and laterally pierced ball suspension, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of the Cross of Takovo was instituted in the Principality of Serbia in 1865 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Serbian Uprising against